Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Cybercriminal hackers are not, on the whole, stupid people.

The responsibility to protect one’s brand from bad actors has always existed. With the commercialization of the Internet over 20 years ago, the importance of brand protection has been ever-growing.

The choice of domain name is one of the most important decisions a business owner will make in establishing an online presence. Whether you are launching a new business or re-evaluating your digital ...

The proliferation of new top-level domains (TLDs) has exacerbated a well-known security weakness: Many organizations set up their internal Microsoft authentication systems years ago using domain names ...